The Z. R. Irani Cup (earlier called Irani Trophy) tournament was conceived during the 1959-60 season to mark the completion of 25 years of the Ranji Trophy championship and was named after the late Z. R. Irani, who was associated with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from its inception in 1928, till his death in 1970. The fixture is played annually between the incumbent Ranji Trophy winners and the Rest of India Team.

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The first match, played between the Ranji Trophy champions and the Rest of India was played in 1959-60 with the trophy being instituted in the name of Zal Irani, long time treasurer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and a keen patron of the game. For the first few years, it was played towards the end of the season. Realizing the importance of the fixture, the BCCI moved it to the beginning of the season, and from 1965-66 to 2012-13, it was traditionally heralded the start of the new domestic season. In 2013, it was moved to a date immediately after the Ranji Trophy final, resulting in there being two Irani Cup matches the 2012/13 season. The game has since remained at the end of the season, and is played shortly after the Ranji Trophy final.[1]

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India national cricket team
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The Indian cricket team, also known as Team India and Men in Blue, represents India in international cricket. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, it is a member of the International Cricket Council with Test, One Day International. In its first fifty years of cricket, India was one of the weaker teams. From 1932 India had to wait until 1952, almost 20 years for its first Test victory. Traditionally much stronger at home than abroad, the Indian team has improved its overseas form since the start of the 21st century, winning Test matches in Australia, England and South Africa. It has won the Cricket World Cup twice – in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev and in 2011 under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. After winning the 2011 World Cup, India became only the team after West Indies and Australia to have won the World Cup more than once. It has won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and 2013 ICC Champions Trophy and it was also the joint champions of 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, along with Sri Lanka. As of 7th March 2017, India is ranked first in Tests, fourth in ODIs, Virat Kohli is the current captain of the team across all formats, while former Test captain Anil Kumble is the head coach. The Indian cricket team has rivalries with other Test-playing nations, most notably with Pakistan, however, in recent times, rivalries with nations like Australia, England and Bangladesh and have also gained prominence. The British brought cricket to India in the early 1700s, with the first cricket match played in 1721, in 1848, the Parsi community in Bombay formed the Oriental Cricket Club, the first cricket club to be established by India Ltdns. After slow beginnings, the Europeans eventually invited the Parsis to play a match in 1877, by 1912, the Parsis, Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims of Bombay played a quadrangular tournament with the Europeans every year. In the early 1900s, some Indians went on to play for the England cricket team, in 1911, an Indian team went on their first official tour of the British Isles, but only played English county teams and not the England cricket team. The one-off Test match between the two sides was played at Lords in London, the team was not strong in their batting at this point and went on to lose by 158 runs. In 1933, the first Test series in India was played between India and England with matches in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras, the Indian team continued to improve throughout the 1930s and 40s but did not achieve an international victory during this period. In the early 1940s, India didnt play any Test cricket due to the Second World War, the teams first series as an independent country was in late 1947 against Sir Donald Bradmans Invincibles. It was also the first Test series India played which was not against England, Australia won the five-match series 4–0, with Bradman tormenting the Indian bowling in his final Australian summer. India subsequently played their first Test series at home not against England against the West Indies in 1948, West Indies won the 5-Test series 1–0

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Feroz Shah Kotla
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This page is about the fortress. For the cricket ground, see Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, the Feroz Shah Kotla or Kotla was a fortress built by Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq to house his version of Delhi city called Ferozabad. A pristine polished sandstone Topra Ashokan pillar from the 3rd century B. C, the original inscription on the obelisk is primarily in Brahmi script but language was prakrit, with some Pali and Sanskrit added later. The inscription was translated in 1837 by James Prinsep. This and other ancient lats have earned Firoz Shah Tughlaq and Delhi Sultanate fame for its architectural patronage, other than the Ashokan Pillar, the Fort complex also houses the Jami Masjid, a Baoli and a large garden complex. Feroz Shah Tughlaq, the Sultan of Delhi, established the city of Firuzabad in 1354, as the new capital of the Delhi Sultanate. Kotla literally means fortress or citadel, the pillar, also called obelisk or Lat is an Ashoka Column, attributed to Mauryan ruler Ashoka. The 13.1 metres high column, made of polished sandstone and it was installed on a three-tiered arcaded pavilion near the congregational mosque, inside the Sultanates fort. In centuries that followed, much of the structure and buildings near it were destroyed as subsequent rulers dismantled them, in the pre-independence era, due to lack of auditoriums in the capital, most classical music performances were staged here or at Qutub complex. Later Ebrahim Alkazi, then head of NSD, staged his landmark production of Dharamvir Bharatis Andha Yug here, Jami Masjid is one of the most ancient and largest surviving mosque and monument, still in use. Architecturally it was built on a series of cells and made of quartzite stone. It is surrounded by a courtyard with cloisters and a Prayer Hall. The Prayer Hall now in ruins, was once used by the Royal Ladies. The mosque and its architecture is an example of Tughluq architecture, the entrance of Jama Masjid lies on the northern side. It is connected by a causeway to the structure of the Ashokan Pillar. This mosque was visited by Sultan Timur in 1398 AD to say his prayers and he was spellbound by its beauty and constructed a mosque in Samarkand in Mawarannahr imitating the design of this Masjid. This mosque is known to be the place where Imad ul Mulk. The Ashokan Pillar that lies within Feroz Shah Kotla is perfectly placed towards the north of Jama Masjid, the Pillar was first erected by King Ashoka between 273 and 236 BC in Topra Kalan, Yamunanagar district, Haryana

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Brabourne Stadium
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The Brabourne Stadium is a cricket ground in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The ground is owned by the Cricket Club of India, Brabourne Stadium is Indias first permanent sporting venue. Brabourne Stadium hosted Test matches from 1948 to 1972, and was the venue for Bombay Pentangular matches from 1937 until 1946, after disputes over ticketing arrangements with the CCI, the Bombay Cricket Association built the Wankhede Stadium a few hundred metres north of Brabourne. After the Wankhede was built, Brabourne was no longer used for Test matches, apart from cricket, the ground has played host to tennis and football matches as well as music shows and concerts. Brabourne hosted a Test match in December 2009 after 36 years, the ground was home to the Mumbai Indians during the third season of the Indian Premier League in 2010. Several matches of the ICC Womens Cricket World Cup 2013 were held here, at its AGM in September 2013, the BCCI unanimously decided to allot international matches as per its rotation policy thereby bringing the ground back as a regular international venue. BCCI also used this stadium on 29 May 2014 for IPL playoffs that is eliminator between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, in IPL2015 the venue was secondary home ground to the Rajasthan Royals. The CCI was incorporated as a company on 8 November 1933, during the MCCs 1933–34 tour of India, R. E. Grant Govan, the President of the BCCI, became the first President of the club. Anthony de Mello, the Secretary of the BCCI from its inception in 1928 until 1937, sir Nowroji Saklatwala was the first Chairman of club, who served till his death in 1938, who also donated a large sum for construction of pavilion of the stadium. Though the CCI was originally based in New Delhi, Mumbai was chosen as the location of its new ground as Mumbai was considered the home of cricket in India. Brabourne Stadium was built on 90,000 square yards of reclaimed land along Marine Drive near Churchgate railway station in South Mumbai and was Indias first permanent sporting venue. The negotiations for the land for the new ground took place between de Mello and the then Bombay governor Lord Brabourne. De Mello used the name of Antonio Piedade da Cruz, an artist from Goa who was painting Lord Brabourne at the time, in order to obtain a meeting. Brabourne chose immortality and the CCI was allotted 90,000 square yards at a price of ₹13.50 per square yard from land reclaimed in the Backbay reclamation scheme. Gregson, Batley and King were appointed the architects of the facility, the intention of the ground design was such that it be the Lords of India. The foundation stone was laid by Lord Brabourne on 22 May 1936, the ground was intended to provide covered accommodation for 35,000 spectators and contain pavilions, tennis courts, and a swimming pool. Frank Tarrant was the first groundsman, the first match was played on the incomplete ground in October 1937 between the CCI and the Spencer Cup XI. The ground was opened on 7 December 1937 by Roger Lumley, then Governor of Bombay, the ground was named after Brabourne at the suggestion of the Maharaja of Patiala

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Eden Gardens
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Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata, India. It has also used for Association football matches. It is the venue of the Bengal cricket team and the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, as well as being a venue for Test, ODI. With a seating capacity of 66,349, it is the largest cricket stadium in India, Eden Gardens has been called Crickets answer to the Colosseum and is widely acknowledged to be one of the most iconic cricket stadiums in the world. The stadium has hosted matches in competitions including the World Cup, World Twenty20. The stadium is in the B. B. D. Bagh area of the city, near the State Secretariat and opposite to the Calcutta High Court. The stadium itself was established in 1864 and currently holds 66,349 people following renovations for the Cricket World Cup 2011, before the 1987 World Cup, the capacity was said to be approximately 120,000, however, no official figures have been recorded. Nonetheless, there have been six matches at this venue which were attended by over 100,000 spectators on a day, the first recorded Test at the venue was held in 1934, and its first One Day International in 1987. The Hero Cup knockout matches were staged at Eden Gardens, the first matches played under lights at the ground, sporting floodlights, bowlers deliver from the High Court End or the Pavilion End of the pitch. Eden Gardens is renowned for its large and vociferous crowds and it is said that a cricketers cricketing education is not complete till he has played in front of a packed Eden Gardens. The B. C. Roy Club House is named after former Chief Minister of West Bengal Dr. B. C. Roy, the headquarters of the Cricket Association of Bengal are at the stadium. The stadium hosts Indian Premier League matches and is the venue for Kolkata Knight Riders. In 1946, an in-form Mushtaq Ali was dropped from the Indian team selected to play an unofficial test against Australian Services XI, following crowd protests, the selectors brought him back to play. Rioting occurred at the ground during the 1966/67 West Indies and 1969/70 Australian tours, in 1977, New York Cosmos played a football match against Mohun Bagan at the stadium. Pelé played in that match for the Cosmos, the match was drawn at 2-2. 16 football fans died in a stampede after a league game between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 16 August 1980. Hosted the memorable World Cup final of 1987 which ended with Australia defeating England by 7 runs, the 1996 World Cup semi-final was called off and Sri Lanka awarded the match after crowd disturbances following an Indian batting collapse. During the 2nd final of the 1997 Pepsi Independence Cup, the Test, in 1999, leading Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar was run out after colliding with Pakistans Shoaib Akhtar

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M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
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The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Kannada, ಎಂ. ಚಿನ್ನಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಕ್ರೀಡಾಂಗಣ located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, is one of the cricket stadiums of India. Flanked by the picturesque Cubbon Park, Queens Road, Cubbon and uptown MG Road and this stadium with a seating capacity of around 38,000 not only regularly hosts Test cricket, One Day Internationals and other First-class cricket matches, but also other musical and cultural events. The stadium is also the ground of the Karnataka state cricket team. It is owned by the Government of Karnataka and has leased out to the KSCA for a period of 99 years. The Chinnaswamy stadium is also the first stadium in India, and probably the world and this has been procured as by the Go Green initiative of the KSCA. With generous patronage from the Government of Karnataka, the stone of this stadium was laid in 1969. The stadium was first used for First-class cricket matches during the 1972–73 season and it earned Test status during the 1974–75 season when the West Indies toured India. The first Test played at this stadium was on 22–29 November 1974, incidentally, this was the debut Test match for the West Indian batting giants Viv Richards and Gordon Greenidge. The West Indians led by Clive Lloyd crushed M. A. K. Pataudis Indian team by a margin of 256 runs. India registered their first Test win on ground against the touring English team led by Tony Greig in 1976–77. The first ODI match at this venue was played on 6 September 1982, India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in that match. Floodlights were first installed at this stadium for the 1996 Wills World Cup, the first match played here under lights was the quarter-final clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on 9 March 1996 in which India defeated Pakistan by 39 runs in a thrilling encounter. In 2007, 3rd Test Match between India Vs Pakistan, Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh lead a 300 run partnership fightback from 61/4 breaking several records, indias 365/5 at stumps was the highest 1st day score in whole of India. The 300 run partnership was the highest partnership at the stadium, Sourav Gangulys 239 is the highest left-hander score. After the BCCI chose Bengaluru as the centre for the National Cricket Academy in 2000 and this stadium also served as venue for the 1996 Miss World pageant. The KSCA planned to increase the capacity to 70,000, as well as considered constructing a newer cricket stadium with seating capacity of 70. However, none of those plans have materialised as of now, Chinnaswamy Stadium is also the home ground of the Bengaluru franchise team, the Royal Challengers Bangalore. The stadium was given a facelift for the first season of the IPL and it was painted in red and yellow, the team colours of the Royal Challengers and also the colours of the Karnataka flag

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Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
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The ground was inaugurated in 2008 and it replaced the old Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground as the main stadium in the city. Sachin Tendulkar said, the facilities exceeded all expectations, ricky Ponting commented about the comforts in the changing rooms. Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne was extremely pleased with the largeness of the ground after his team’s two-run win over Deccan Chargers, michael Lumbs slog to deep mid-wicket found a fielder. Now, if this was M. A. Chidambaram Stadium or M. Chinnaswamy Stadium and we need big grounds like these, Warne had said. It has 80 Yard Straight &85 Yard Square Leg Boundaries, alan Wilkins said It is a fabulous stadium, a Colosseum here in Nagpur. It has the most impressive Press box for the travelling media. It really is a wonderful venue. The first international match hosted at this venue was the 4th Test between India and Australia, which India won by 172 runs, the Aussie spinner Jason Krejza finished with 12 wickets, while Harbhajan Singh claimed seven. The current president of the VCA is Mr. Praksh Dixit, four matches were played here during the 2011 Cricket World Cup. The highest Test scores were by India- 566/8, 558/6 and 441/10, the most runs were scored by Virendar Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar and Hashim Amla. The leading wicket takers were Harbhajan Singh, Jason Krejza and Ishant Sharma, the highest ODI scores were by India 354/6, India 351/4, Australia 350/6, New Zealand 302/7 and India 301/7. The most runs were scored by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, the leading wicket takers were Mitchell Johnson, Dale Steyn and Harbhajan Singh. Highest team total, 566/8d, by India against New Zealand in 2010/11, Lowest team total,79, by South Africa against India in 2015/16. Highest individual score, 253*, by Hashim Amla against India in 2010/11, best bowling in an innings, 8/215, by Jason Krejza against India in 2008/09. Highest team total, 354/7, by India against Australia in 2009/10 Lowest team total,123, highest individual score,156, by George Bailey against India in 2013/14. Best bowling in an innings, 4/33, by Mitchell Johnson against New Zealand in February 2011, highest team total, 219/5, by Sri Lanka against India in 2009/10. Lowest team total, 79/10, by India against New Zealand in 2016/17, highest individual score,78, by Kumar Sangakkara against India in 2009/10. Best bowling in an innings, 4/11 by Mitchell Santner against India in 2016/17

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Wankhede Stadium
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The Wankhede Stadium is a cricket stadium in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The stadium now has capacity of 33,108, following renovations for the 2011 Cricket World Cup, before the upgrade, the capacity was approximately 45,000. The Wankhede stadium has been host to numerous high-profile cricket matches in the past, most notable being the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final, the stadium witnessed the last match of Sachin Tendulkars international career. Additionally, it has hosted many matches in both the 1996 as well as 2011 Cricket World Cup. The stadium is also the host to the match in which Ravi Shastri hit six sixes in an over Mumbai has seen Test matches played at three different grounds, the Bombay Gymkhana ground hosted the first ever Test in India, in 1933–34 against England. After World War II, the Cricket Club of India Ltds Brabourne Stadium – second ground of the city – was used for 17 Tests and this became severe after the Test between India and England in 1973. At the initiative of S. K. Wankhede, a politician, six months and opened in time for the final Test between India and the West Indies in 1975. Since then the Wankhede stadium has taken over from Brabourne Stadium as the main cricketing venue in the city and it was named after the Association’s President Barrister Sheshrao Wankhede in 1974. It staged its first Test in the 1974–75 season when the West Indies toured India, clive Lloyd scored an unbeaten 242 and in Pataudis last hurrah, India lost by 201 runs. The Test also featured a crowd disturbance after a fan who rushed onto the ground to greet Lloyd was treated roughly by the police, indias first victory here was posted against the New Zealand two seasons later. The highest score by an Indian at the Wankhede Stadium is Vinod Kamblis 224 against England in 1992–93 in only his third Test. Incidentally Ravi Shastris six sixes in an over off Barodas Tilak Raj in Ranji Trophy and his unbeaten 200 in 113 minutes off 123 balls with 13 fours and 13 sixes at this ground, is the fastest double century in first-class cricket ever since. The Wankhede Stadium was built in 1974 and the first Test match played was between India and West Indies from 23 to 28 January 1975, the Managing Committee invited presentations from reputed Architects and shortlisted M/s. Shashi Prabhu & Associates to jointly draw up a project for the redevelopment of the Wankhede Stadium. While redeveloping the Stadium, major changes were at the North end, while MCA undertook the redevelopment of Wankhede Stadium, the ground was not available for domestic and international cricket till February 2011. In order to ensure that MCA did not miss out the turn of Test and ODI matches, One of the highlights of the stadium is the suspended cantilever roofs. The Teflon fabric roof is lighter in weight and heat resistant, there is no beam support for the roof to ensure that the spectators will have a better view. On the roof there are exhaust fans which suck the hot air from the stands, the stadium has 20 elevators for North and South stands

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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium is an Indian sports stadium located in the Navrangpura locality of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It is sometimes referred as Sports Club of Gujarat Stadium, the stadium holds the honor of hosting the first ever One Day International match played in India. Once a new stadium of the name came up in Motera in 1982. The stadium is one of the grounds of the Gujarat cricket team that plays in domestic tournament of Ranji Trophy. It is equipped with floodlights for day-and-night games and is a venue during Indian domestic cricket season. The Sardar Patel Stadium is owned by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, the stadium is situated in the heart of the city. It is mainly used for Cricket, but it has played host to a number of programs arranged by the Government of Gujarat. In the early 1950s, the Province of Bombay gifted 80000 sq yards of land to the Cricket Club of Ahmedabad to construct a grand Cricket Stadium, CCA handed over the project as well as the land to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation at a token price. It was agreed to have a separate management for the Stadium and the Club House, sheth Chinubhai Chimanbhai, leading industrialist and former Mayor of Ahmedabad, went out of his way to hire the world-renowned architect Charles Correa to design both the Stadium and the Club House. As far as the stadium is concerned, the roof of the huge stadium with a seating capacity of 50,000 is designed to be supported on only one point. A unique cantilever, pillar-less stadium - the very first of its kind in India, due to unforeseen circumstances, only one wing could be completed. The seating capacity will go up to about 1,10,000 after The Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium, Ahmedabad, renovation works are complete, the stadium hosted its only ODI Match and first ever played in India on November 25,1981. The match was played between India and England, the match was reduced to 46 overs. Dilip Vengsarkar top scored with 46 runs, England replied with 160 for 5 and won the match by five wickets and 13 balls to spare. Mike Gatting and Ian Botham were unbeaten on 47 and 25 respectively, once a new stadium came up in Motera in 1982, the Sardar Patel stadium hasnt been used for international cricket matches. The Motera Stadium now hosts all ODI Matches and Test Matches in the city, during 2008 season of Indian Cricket League, the stadium was chosen as one of the venues for the tournament, others venues being Hyderabad, Gurgaon and Panchkula. Prior to the tournament the ICL spent Rs.100 million for renovation of the stadium and Rs. 30-40 million for floodlights, apart from improving the pitch, outfield, the stadium hosted 12 matches during the T20 tournament. The stadium was scheduled to host all seven matches of ICL World Series, the stadium played host to Swarnim Gujarat fest, golden jubilee celebrations of the foundation of Gujarat state, on April 30 to May 1,2010

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Chepauk Stadium
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M A Chidambaram Stadium or Chepauk Stadium is a cricket stadium in Chennai, India. The stadium was established in 1916 and it is the oldest continuously used cricket stadium in the country, named after M A Chidambaram, former President of BCCI, the stadium was formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground. It is the ground of the Tamil Nadu cricket team. Chepauk hosted its first test match on 10 February 1934, the first ever Ranji Trophy match in 1936, the 1986 India-Australia match held at Chepauk was only the second ever Tied Test in the history of the game. The stadium is located at Chepauk, a few hundred meters from Marina beach along the Bay of Bengal, the stadium can be accessed from Wallajah Road in the north, Babu Jagjivanram Road in the west and Pycrofts Road in the south. Adjacent to the east of the stadium is the Chepauk MRTS railway station lies on the Chennai Beach—Velachery section of the Chennai MRTS. The Cooum river runs tangentially to the side of the stadium. The Chepauk crowd is known to be amongst the most appreciative in the country, the crowd gave a standing ovation to Saeed Anwar after scoring the highest ever ODI score of 194 against India in 1997. The crowd was again appreciative when Pakistan won a Test match in 1999, in June 2009, reconstruction work of the stadium was taken up at the cost of ₹175 crore. The plan consisted of constructing three new reinforced concrete stands designated I, J, and K accommodating 10,000 spectators and 24 hospitality boxes under translucent PTFE membrane roofs, hopkins Architects, London and Nataraj & Venkat Architects, Chennai were contracted by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. The renovation was completed in 2011 and the old roofing with pillars that often blocked the view in the old stadium were replaced by light quad conical roofing held together by cables, the stadium can currently accommodate 38,000 spectators which will be expanded to 42,000. The stands are at a gradient of 36° and lets the sea breeze in to get the grounds traditional swing back, on 31 March 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that the renovation violates regulations relating to public safety. Cricket matches take place in the stadium with the I, J, the first ever match of the Ranji Trophy was held on 4 November 1934 between Madras and Mysore at Chepauk. M J Gopalan of Madras bowled the first ball to N Curtis, India recorded their first test victory, in their 24th match, against England at Cheupak in 1952. The second ever Tied Test in cricket history was played here between India and Australia in 1986, sunil Gavaskar scored his 30th test match century in 1983 breaking Don Bradmans record for most centuries in test cricket. Narendra Hirwanis 8 wickets for 61 runs against the West Indies in January 1988 are the best bowling figures by an Indian on Test début, as of December 2014, he is the only Indian cricketer to take ten or more wickets in Test debut. Hirwanis figures of 16 wickets for 136 runs in the match are a record for any bowler on début, Saeed Anwar of Pakistan scored 194 against India in 1997, the highest ODI score at that time. On 15 October 2004, Shane Warne surpassed Muttiah Muralitharans tally of 532 Test wickets to become the highest wicket taker during the time, sehwag became only the third batsman after Donald Bradman and Brian Lara to score two triple centuries in Test Cricket

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Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium
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The Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium is a cricket ground located in Mohali, near Chandigarh. It is popularly referred to as the Mohali Stadium, the stadium is home to the Punjab team. The construction of the stadium took around ₹25 crore and 3 years to complete, the stadium has an official capacity of 26,950 spectators. The stadium was designed by Arun Loomba and Associates, Panchkula, the floodlights here are unconventional compared to other cricket stadiums, in that the light pillars are very low in height. This is to aircraft from the nearby Chandigarh airport colliding with the light pillars. That is the reason behind the stadium having 16 floodlights, the stadium is the 19th and a relatively new Test cricket venue in India. The pitch has a reputation for being lively and supporting pace bowlers, however in recent days it has slowed down and it was inaugurated with a One Day International match between India and South Africa during the Hero Cup on 22 November 1993. The first Test match here was held the season, between India and West Indies on 10 December 1994. One of the most famous one-day matches on this ground was a thrilling Cricket World Cup semi-final encounter between Australia and West Indies in February 1996. PCA stadium hosted 3 matches of 2011 world cup including the nail biting second Semi-final match between India and Pakistan on 30 March 2011 which was won by India. The match was won by India, PCA stadium is home of Kings XI Punjab. Kings XI Punjab has a record in Mohali. The current pitch curator for the PCA Stadium is Daljit Singh and the design consultant is Ar. This pitch is the one of the greenest pitches of India and as the outfield is lush green, the Mohali pitch is also known to slow down later on and become batting paradise. The First Test of Freedom Trophy 2015 was played in Mohali, during that Test, Indian spinners got the huge support from the pitch and South African batsmen were struggling against Indian bowling line-up. India won that match with huge margin and it was the first instance in Mohali, when spinners got large assistance from pitch. Highest team total in Tests = 630-6d by New Zealand vs India in 2003-04 season, lowest team total in Tests =83 by India vs New Zealand in 1999-00 season. Highest team total in ODIs = 351-5 by South Africa vs Netherlands in 2011 Cricket World Cup, lowest team total in ODIs =89 by Pakistan vs South Africa in 2006 ICC Champions Trophy Highest team total in T20Is = 211-4 by India vs Sri Lanka in 2009–10 season